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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: longhorncat on March 03, 2009, 09:07:03 AM

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: longhorncat on March 03, 2009, 09:07:03 AM

I found a sweet playing Elan, but the dark top wood is a mystery to me.
It's colored like Cocobolo, but the grain is too straight & choppy.
 
 
(Message edited by longhorncat on March 03, 2009)

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: adriaan on March 03, 2009, 09:28:23 AM

Straight-grained coco bolo can be seen on the Coco Bolo Fantasy (http://www.alembic.com/info/FC_willg.html target=_blank) Featured Custom.

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: longhorncat on March 03, 2009, 11:16:00 AM

I took a few pics
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/62088.jpg)

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: longhorncat on March 03, 2009, 11:17:56 AM

And these:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/62092.jpg)
   
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/62093.jpg)

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: David Houck on March 03, 2009, 12:03:43 PM

The coloring looks like Coco Bolo to me too.  Another possibility might be Bubinga (http://www3.alembic.com/img/ws_bubingaL.jpg).

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: longhorncat on March 03, 2009, 12:11:12 PM

Could it be Vermilion?
 
I don't think it's Bubinga.
It doesn't have the signature splotchiness like my old Vector Persuader:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/62096.jpg)
 
(Message edited by longhorncat on March 05, 2009)

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on March 04, 2009, 02:10:11 PM

Looks like Vermillion/Padauk to me

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: pas on March 05, 2009, 03:35:21 PM

Bubinga - no question.

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: mica on March 05, 2009, 05:55:12 PM

Curiosity made me pull this file ahead of others that have been waiting much longer (sorry! I am working on requests almost every day now).
 
It is settled.
 
top: Vermilion
accent: none
body: Maple
neck: 3-piece Maple
scale: long - 34
fingerboard: Ebony, classic taper
inlays: Pearloid (plastic)
birthday: not recorded, likely late August 1989
originally made for: Arnold Williams Music
 
And now you know.

Title: (x) 89H5526
Post by: longhorncat on March 05, 2009, 06:54:54 PM

Yeah!
Thank you very much Mica.